title: Clear cell carcinoma of the sigmoid mesocolon: a tumor of the secondary müllerian system.
abstract: Clear cell carcinoma was found in the sigmoid mesocolon of a 54-year-old woman, 6 years after the removal of all ovarian tissue. This tumor is of müllerian origin. In addition to the müllerian structures proper--the fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, and upper vagina--a "secondary müllerian system" is present diffusely throughout the pelvis and lower abdomen. This case represents a tumor of the secondary müllerian system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lee Hospital, Johnstown, PA 15901.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Antemann
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009095:Mullerian Ducts; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed